[U.S. WOMEN] Twelve of the 21 players named to the U.S. Women's World Cup will be playing in the competition for the first time, yet while picking her squad head coach Pia Sundhage says she valued balance as much as experience. Read the whole story

[MAKING A LIST] The Major League Soccer Player Union's release of 2011 MLS player salaries contains few surprises. David Beckham and Thierry Henry are the only players who earn more than $5 million a year and only six active players make more than $1 million. Read the whole story

[MLS POWER RANKINGS] The Home Depot Showdown ended 1-1, and that was enough to push New York atop the rankings, with Real Salt Lake moving up a spot with a fortunate 1-0 defeat of Chivas USA in its return to league play. Houston lost twice to drop out of the ... Read the whole story

[MLS ATTENDANCE] Week 8, which included two Wednesday night games, marked the lowest average attendance for a week of games this season -- but the expansion Portland Timbers kept alive their streak of sellouts. For MLS attendance rankings ... Read the whole story

[U.S. U-20 MEN] U.S. under-20 national team coach Tab Ramos will bring 20 players -- 17 pros and three collegians -- to Vichy, France, to train for five days and play two friendlies against the France U-20s on May 17 and May 19. Read the whole story

[VIDEO PICK] First a move that sends the defender to the ground, then a cross a la rabona, and finally the successful shot on goal with a bicycle kick. That all happened in a Greek second division game on Sunday. Read the whole story

"I'm confused, who is Luke Rogers?"-- What Landon Donovan posted on his Twitter page when asked about the expletive-laden insults Red Bulls striker Luke Rodgers directed at him in an interview following last Saturday's 1-1 Galaxy-Red Bulls game. (New York Post) ...More